Four new books to read this week

With her magpie eye for the darker undercurrents of domesticity, often combined with a brilliantly cynical take on the way property (buying, owning, wanting) has become the bane of every city-dweller’s life, Candlish is the undisputed queen of suburban suspense.

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A Neighbour's Guide To Murder By Louise Candlish, hardback, £16.99

This takes readers through the keyhole in another nail-bitingly thrilling examination of why where we live is so tied up in what makes us tick.

When a room comes up for rent in highly respectable Columbia Mansions, Gwen is delighted to forge an age-gap friendship with her new young neighbour Pixie. But it soon becomes clear something isn't quite right and domestic bliss turns sour. Another addictive page-turner. 8/10

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers By Roger Lewis, hardback, £30

One of our most entertaining biographers takes on one of our most mysterious superstars in this gloriously revealing, funny and tragic new book.